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Partiels is free software, available for macOS, Windows and Linux.
Latest version: 2.6.0, released on 1 October 2026 (release notes)
Partiels
Section titled “Partiels”Partiels is compatible with macOS 10.15 and higher. Choose the version corresponding to the processor of your Mac (Apple menu → About This Mac).
Apple Silicon (.dmg)Intel (.dmg)Open the disk image and drag the Partiels application into the Applications folder. Installer packages are also available: Apple Silicon (.pkg) and Intel (.pkg).
Partiels is compatible with Windows 10 & 11 (64-bit).
Windows installer (.exe)Run the installer and follow the instructions.
Extract the archive and run the installation script. Without option, Partiels is installed in /opt/Partiels with the desktop integration and the Partiels command (root or sudo access required). The --home option installs Partiels in $HOME/opt/Partiels instead.
tar -xzf Partiels-Linux.tar.gz./Partiels/Partiels-install.sh # or ./Partiels/Partiels-install.sh --home./Partiels/Partiels-install.sh --uninstallEach release also includes the manual as a PDF file and example documents and patches for Max and Pure Data.
Vamp plugins
Section titled “Vamp plugins”Partiels uses Vamp plugins to analyse sounds. A collection of plugins based on audio engines developed at IRCAM and elsewhere is distributed for Partiels. You can install all of them with a single installer, or choose them individually on the Vamp plugins page.
The manuals of the plugins are also available.
Previous and development versions
Section titled “Previous and development versions”To build Partiels from the source code, please refer to the repository.